Caracalla, 198-217. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 18 mm, 3.39 g, 1 h). Serdica. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ CΕV ΑΝΤΩΝEΙΝΟΣ Laureate bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. CEPΔΩN Infant Dionysos, seated left in his liknon (a sacred basket), holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand and a thyrsos in his left. Ruzicka, Serdica -. Varbanov 2067. Very rare. An attractive piece with a dark green patina. Good very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, ex Gorny & Mosch 118, 14-15 October 2002, 1671.